The caste survey in Bihar, which was initiated by the Nitish Kumar government, has posed a dilemma to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The process of conducting the three-phase caste survey in the State began on January 7, 2023. Ahead of the meeting of the Opposition alliance in Mumbai recently, Mr. Kumar said that the caste survey has been completed and the results will be published soon.
The State BJP had initially supported the Bihar government’s decision to conduct the survey “on its own.” The Bihar legislature passed resolutions on February 18, 2019 and February 27, 2020 in favour of a caste census. An all-party delegation, including BJP representatives, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 23, 2021 in New Delhi pressing for a nationwide caste census.
